Barcelona GSE Research
Prof. Omar Licandro, Barcelona GSE Research Director
"The Barcelona GSE is an interuniversity research institute. As such, one of its main objectives is to make Barcelona a worldwide primary reference in economic research."
About the Research Director | GSE Research Council
Main GSE Research Activities
Barcelona GSE Lectures
Sponsored by Banc Sabadell, the Barcelona GSE Lecture Series bring some of the world's most distinguished economists to Barcelona to present their latest research to the Barcelona economics community.
GSE Recognition of Research Program
The Recognition Program rewards the impressive research efforts, expressed in publications in leading journals, undertaken by economists affiliated to Catalan institutions.
Calvó-Armengol International Prize in Economics
Organized in cooperation with the Government of Andorra and the Fundació Crèdit Andorrà, the Calvó-Armengol Prize is awarded every two years to a top researcher in economics or social sciences younger than 40 years old for his or her contribution to the theory and comprehension of the mechanisms of social interaction.
The Barcelona GSE is part of a vibrant and busy economics community in Barcelona. The School's four academic bodies plan a full calendar of regularly occurring seminars, workshops, and conferences featuring internationally renowned academics, practitioners, and experts from institutions around the world.

A full-day academic gathering held each fall that includes research presentations and a roundtable discussion of a current issue in economics.
Hosting of Major Research Events
EEA-ESEM Congress
24th annual congress of the European Economic Association (EEA) and 64th European meeting of the Econometric Society | August 2009